Court
Man pleads guilty to careless driving
Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
Ordain Tutakiao has appeared in court on charges of dangerous driving causing injury and possession of a utensil.
MIQ breach charges dropped
Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
A man forced to spend two days in prison has had charges for breaching Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) order dropped.
Arson accused to be sentenced
Monday 7 February 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A man facing arson and contempt of court charges is set to enter a guilty plea to the charge of arson following an appearance in the Criminal Court at Avarua on Friday.
Raro woman pleads guilty to selling cannabis
Monday 7 February 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A woman with name suppression has entered a guilty plea to selling cannabis for the purpose of dealing.
In brief: Court news
Friday 4 February 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A man who has multiple disqualified driving convictions has been told he will only hurt himself and his family if he continues to offend.
Defendant ready to enter plea this month
Tuesday 1 February 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A woman who worked under the former director of the National Environment Service (NES), Nga Puna and facing multiple counts of theft as a servant is set to enter a plea this month.
In brief: Court news
Monday 31 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A man facing multiple charges has questioned his bail conditions in choosing to defend himself.
Court full with people failing to pay fines
Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
Twenty-eight people were summoned to court yesterday for failing to pay a fine.
Man remanded in custody on unregistered firearms charges
Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
Ordain Tutakiao appeared on two charges of having unregistered firearms in the Criminal Court on Thursday last week.
In brief: Court news
Friday 21 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A man charged with careless driving has avoided a conviction after paying $4500 reparation.
In brief: Court news
Monday 17 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A number of people facing charges in the Criminal Court at Rarotonga have had them thrown out but will remain on a watch list as they are overseas.
Jailed for breaching multiple court orders
Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A man facing a raft of domestic related charges has been jailed for more than two months following mounting frustration in court.
Justice implements changes ahead of border reopening
Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
Ministry of Justice Services will not be checking vaccination cards as ‘refusing services to unvaccinated may create access to justice issues’.
JP Whitta: ‘You’re fortunate not to be facing drink driving charges’
Monday 10 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A woman convicted of careless driving and failing to report an accident has been told she is fortunate to not be facing a charge of drink-driving.
In brief: Court news
Friday 7 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A man has spent six days in custody over the New Year break for contempt of court.
In brief: Court news
Thursday 6 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A man who got into a verbal altercation with an off-duty police officer has been convicted and fined.
Assault on female charge withdrawn
Thursday 6 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A Justice of the Peace who sought clarification on assault on female cases following appearances by two defendants in the Criminal Court in Avarua in December, presented his findings last week.
Contempt of court brings warning from Justice of the Peace
Friday 31 December 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A man facing two contempt of court charges has been told by a Justice of the Peace he is close to going to jail.
Lawyer and JP face off over name suppression
Wednesday 29 December 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National
A woman charged with assault has been given name suppression despite protests from a Justice of the Peace (JP).
In brief: Court news
Friday 17 December 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
Change in order Metua John, who is currently on a community treatment order, had his conditions changed in the Criminal Court to allow him to go fishing with his father. On Thursday, lawyer Mark Short, who was filling in for Michelle Tangimama, read a letter by clinical psychologist Dr Evangelene Wong asking for the change. […]